Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off substance abuse, or risky sexual conduct due to drug abuse may have caused the person to contract the illness. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either because of their drug use or as a pre-existing problem prior to their substance abuse problem, typically require rehab services tailor-made in order to meet their specific demands and challenges. A few of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS very rarely care for themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their health. As a result, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while addressing other critical concerns. Apart from the obvious requirement to deliver medical solutions during treatment, people who have HIV/AIDS should also address more deeply rooted issues which brought about their alcohol or drug use. Usually, individuals have conditions within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have triggered them to use alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or negative relationships. These are the concerns which treatment professionals will give attention to as part of HIV/AIDS rehabilitation services.